Window-bracket



I. A. CROZIER.

WINDOW BRACKET.

APPLICATION FILED APR. I0, i919. 1,327,025.

Patented Jan. 6, 1920.

JOHN A. CROZIER, OF KNOXVILLE, IOWA.

WINDOvV-BR1CKET.

Specicaton of Letters Patent.

vPatentcfll Jan. 6, 1920.

Application filed April 10, 1919. Serial No. 288,977.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, JOHN A. Cnozinn, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, and resident of Knoxville, in the county of Marion and State ofiowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inlVindow-Brackets, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to window brackets or seats and'has for itsobject the provision of novel means whereby a seat or bracket may beapplied to a window casing and held against movement, the said inventionincluding novel means for supporting arms ofthe bracket at` a pointoutside of the window frame, preferably by having the supporting membersrest on the stone sills outside of a window rather than on the woodenwindow sills. These supports which are made adjustable, can be movedwith respect to the arms so that the supports will be brought at properposition with relation to the wooden and stone sills.

A. further object of this invention is to provide a bracket of thecharacter indicated which can be readily applied to or removed from awindow.

The bracket is of utility for use by window washers, painters or as aportable sleeping porch.

A still further object of this invention is to provide a cage or seatwhich constitutes a part of the bracket and will serve as a guard forthe occupant of the bracket to prevent his dislodgment therefrom.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists inthe details of construction, and in the arrangement and combination ofparts to be hereinafter more fully set forth and claimed.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawings forming part of this specification wherein likecharacters denote corresponding parts in the several views, and inwhich- Figure 1 illustrates a view in elevation of the bracket appliedto a window, the window sill being shown in section;

Fig. 2 illustrates an underneath plan view;

Fig. 3 illustrates a transverse sectional view of the bracket.

Fig. 4C illustrates a sectional view of one ofthe arms showing a lug inelevation.

in these drawings, l have shown a frame comprising two side arnis and 6integral with a connecting section 7, the ends of the side arms. beingcurved back to .overlie portions of the arms and terminate in eyes orloops 8 and 9 respectively, the said eyes being intended for thereception of a stay or retaining bar 10 which extends across the openingin the window and engages the inner surfaces of the window frame. j

,Lugs .11 each have a split end 12 with a recess 13 at the inner portionof the split, the said recess constituting` a seat for an arm and thelug proper constituting afoot or support for the said arm,the saidlugbeing adapted to rest on a stone sill with the side of the lugpreferably in engagement with the wooden sill so as to constitute abrace which will prevent sagging of the outer ends of the arms and serveto prevent play or movement of the bracket. rl.`he end of each lug has atransversely disposed aperture 14C extending through the split portionand adapted to receive a bolt 15 by which the sides of the split portionof the lng are drawn together to increase the frictional contact betweenthe lug and the arm and by this arrangement the lug may be held atdifferent positions of adjustment by the arm. The cage or seat in thepresent embodiment of the invention comprises two layers 16 and 17 ofsuitable material, preferably wood, having bolts 18 run therethrough andthe said bolts also extend through strap irons 1S to strengthen thestructure and to form an anchorage whereby the seat is connected to thearms, it being shown in the drawings that the said strap irons terminatein hooks or loops 19 which embrace the arms, as fully shown in Fig. 3.

A. cage is secured on the seat and the said cage comprises a frame 2Oformed of metal, the said frame having feet or angularly eX- tendingends 21 attached to the seat by fastenings 22 such as screws, or thelike.

From an inspection of the drawing and from the foregoing description, itwill be apparent that when the arms are placed in Vthe position shown inFig. 1 and the bar 10 is applied to the eyes and the feet or lugs areclamped on the arms in position to bear against the edge of the woodensill, and the ends of the lugs engage the stone sill, the bracket willbe quite rigidly temporarly held or secured in place and that it can beremoved at will.

In the Jrorm of invention shown in the drawing, the eyes 8 and 9 areformed integral with shanks 23 which fit in the arms, which arms arehollow and are preferably lformed from metal pipe.

*ed` to engage a. window frame, seat, straps thereon having hooked endsto embrace the bars, means for securing the straps to the seat, and acage carried by the seat.

2. In a window bracket, arms having ends overlying the arms proper andterminating in eyes, la bar inserted in the eyes and adapted to engage awindow frame, a seat, straps Y thereon having hooked vends to embracethe bars, means for securing the straps to the seat, a cage carried bythe seat comprising a frame having angular ends secured to the seat, anda netting applied to the frame.

3. In a window bracket, arms having ends overlying the arms proper andterminating in eyes, a bar inserted in the eyes and adapted to engage awindow frame, a seat, straps thereon having hooked ends to embrace thebars, means for securing the 'straps to the seat, a Cagel carried by theseat, lugs adjustably attached to the arms and adapted to rest on a sillfor supporting the arms.

il. In a window bracket, arms having ends overlying the arms proper andterminating in eyes, a bar inserted in the eyes and adapt ed to engage awindow frame, a seat, straps thereon having hooked ends to embrace the'ba-rs, means "for securing the straps to the seat, a cage carried bythe seat, lugs adapted to rest on a sill for supporting the arms, saidlugs having split ends terminating in a recess to receive the arms, andbolts forA drawing the split sections of the ends together forrictionally engaging-the arms.

JOHN A." cnozmn. y

